Salem Witches (baseball)

The Salem Witches were a baseball team of the New England League, a minor league in American major league baseball. The team played a total of five non-consecutive seasons using the "Witches" moniker. Salem also hosted the New England League Salem Fairies (1887)[1] and Salem (1891–1892), as well as Salem of the New England Association (1895).[2] Salem first had a team in the 1884 Massachusetts State Association.[3]

Year-by-year record

YearRecordFinishManagerNotes
188836–34--John TofaniTeam disbanded August 3
192638–31st--Team from Lowell (6-8) moved to Salem June 3
192742–506thTom DeNoville
192851–505thStuffy McInnis
193021–91stSam PostLeague disbanded June 22

Rosters

Empty boxes indicate unknown values.

1926 season

Player ▴ Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Beegan
Edgar Bennett
Bernard
James Bodner
Boucher
Carroll
Daniel Cashman
Cornevale
John Cox
Thomas DeNoville
Elmer Duggan L January 29, 1903
Duncan
Joe Dwyer L L March 27, 1903 5'9" 186 Orange, NJ US
Robert Fransen
Garrity
Ernest Gourley
Arthur Grant
Hetherton
Kennedy
Leighton
Leslie McCullough
John McDonnell
McWilliams
Murray
Newell
Pouliot
Bernard Preo
Prushak
Norman Sauvage
Sigman
Dante Sorenti
Louis Strecker
Arthur Thurston
Walsh
Ware
Charles Weafer
Wilson

1927 season

Player ▴ Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Maurice Bachand
Joe Batchelder R L July 11, 1898 5'7" 165 Wenham, MA US
Cassidy
John Cox
Thomas DeNoville
Elmer Duggan L January 29, 1903
Joe Dwyer L L March 27, 1903 5'9" 186 Orange, NJ US
Robert Fransen
Chick Gagnon R R September 27, 1897 5'7" 158 Milbury, MA US
Ernest Gourley
Lee
MacGregor
Edward McCormack
John McDonnell
Edward O'Connor
Walter Oberc
Myron Ruckstull
Frank Schmidt
Simmons
Peter Stack R R November 25, 1906 5'11" 168
Bernie Starr
Louis Strecker
Thomas Sullivan
Arthur Thurston
Robert Unglaub

1928 season

Player ▴ Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Frankie Barciewicz
Joe Batchelder R L July 11, 1898 5'7" 165 Wenham, MA US
Blume
Boerner
Bogart
Casey
Joe Cicero R R November 18, 1910 5'8" 167 Atlantic City, NJ US
Alexander Clement
Cook
Thomas DeNoville
DeVinney
Francis
Robert Fransen
Hansbury
Harrington
Paul Hinson[5][6]R R May 9, 1904 5'10" 150 Vanleer, TN US
Jones
Lucas
Martin
Stuffy McInnis R R September 19, 1890 5'9" 162 Gloucester, MA US
Murphy
Edward O'Connor
Roy Parmelee R R April 25, 1907 6'1" 190 Lambertville, MI US
Roach
Joseph Ruane
Norman Sauvage
Walter Simpson R R February 4, 1900 6'1" 185
Albert Spaulding L
Sterling
Tarbert
Turner
Robert Unglaub
Ellerton Urann July 9, 1900 Massachusetts
Wichenback

In later seasons, the rosters were unrecorded.[7]

Statistics

1926 season

Source:[8]

Pitching

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Walsh 7 4 .636 4.97 26 143.0 168 100 79 58
Louis Strecker 7 10 .412 3.47 19 158.0 145 71 61 47
Ernest Gourley 3 2 .600 5 0.0
John Cox 2 2 .500 7 0.0
Pouliot 2 5 .286 5.44 11 48.0 65 43 29 23
Leighton 1 0 1.000 2 0.0
Garrity 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Murray 0 1 .000 4 0.0
Hetherton 0 1 .000 2 0.0
Totals 22 26 .458 4.36 78 0 0 0 0 0 349.0 378 214 169 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Joe Dwyer 88 350 350 129 17 5 8 .369 .369 .514 .883 180
Thomas DeNoville 98 374 374 121 15 5 4 .324 .324 .422 .746 158
John Cox 90 343 343 105 6 5 3 .306 .306 .379 .685 130
Norman Sauvage 99 363 363 94 14 3 7 .259 .259 .372 .631 135
Robert Fransen 70 268 268 87 9 4 4 .325 .325 .433 .757 116
Arthur Grant 58 232 232 66 5 4 1 .284 .284 .353 .638 82
Charles Weafer 29 107 107 30 3 1 2 .280 .280 .383 .664 41
Leslie McCullough 21 74 74 24 3 0 2 .324 .324 .446 .770 33
Prushak 32 108 108 20 4 1 1 .185 .185 .269 .454 29
Louis Strecker 23 75 75 19 3 0 0 .253 .253 .293 .547 22
Arthur Thurston 11 43 43 12 1 1 2 .279 .279 .488 .767 21
Walsh 26 52 52 10 0 0 1 .192 .192 .250 .442 13
Pouliot 11 18 18 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 4
Totals 656 2407 2407 0 721 80 29 35 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700 964 0 0 0 0 0

1927 season

Source:[9]

Pitching

Player ▴ W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Joe Batchelder 3 7 .300 3.45 13 86.0 96 53 33 22
John McDonnell 12 11 .522 2.70 30 207.0 180 100 62 117
Simmons 11 11 .500 2.03 31 195.0 163 67 44 91
Thomas Sullivan 4 10 .286 2.49 23 134.0 141 64 37 68
Totals 30 39 .435 2.55 97 0 0 0 0 0 622.0 580 284 176 0 298 0 0 0 0 0 0

1928 season

Source:[10]

Pitching

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Lucas 11 7 .611 3.54 27 160.0 136 87 63 76
Roy Parmelee 10 18 .357 4.25 35 212.0 163 137 100 133
Martin 6 6 .500 2.76 15 98.0 100 41 30 41
Blume 6 7 .462 2.95 22 116.0 104 56 38 41
Boerner 3 0 1.000 4 0.0
Turner 1 5 .167 4.19 14 73.0 77 50 34 47
DeVinney 0 1 .000 1 0.0
Joe Batchelder 0 2 .000 6 0.0
Totals 37 46 .446 3.62 124 0 0 0 0 0 659.0 580 371 265 0 338 0 0 0 0 0 0

Batting

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Robert Unglaub 103 394 394 121 22 9 1 .307 .307 .416 .723 164
Joe Cicero 93 309 309 88 7 7 2 .285 .285 .372 .657 115
Robert Fransen 83 285 285 79 7 4 0 .277 .277 .330 .607 94
Joseph Ruane 77 250 250 62 14 2 0 .248 .248 .320 .568 80
Jones 72 201 201 51 6 7 1 .254 .254 .368 .622 74
Roy Parmelee 65 179 179 48 9 3 2 .268 .268 .385 .654 69
Stuffy McInnis 38 115 115 39 5 2 0 .339 .339 .417 .757 48
Francis 34 112 112 29 5 1 0 .259 .259 .321 .580 36
Edward O'Connor 35 121 121 29 8 3 1 .240 .240 .380 .620 46
Tarbert 25 89 89 21 2 0 0 .236 .236 .258 .494 23
Casey 23 66 66 17 3 0 0 .258 .258 .303 .561 20
Wichenback 35 106 106 16 5 0 1 .151 .151 .226 .377 24
Cook 30 63 63 13 0 0 0 .206 .206 .206 .413 13
Hinson 12 44 44 10 0 1 0 .227 .227 .273 .500 12
Turner 14 28 28 8 0 1 0 .286 .286 .357 .643 10
Blume 24 41 41 8 0 0 0 .195 .195 .195 .390 8
Lucas 27 54 54 7 1 1 0 .130 .130 .185 .315 10
Hansbury 18 15 15 4 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533 4
Martin 15 31 31 3 0 0 0 .097 .097 .097 .194 3
Totals 823 2503 2503 0 653 94 41 8 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .261 .341 .602 853 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^"1887 Salem Fairies Statistics".
  2. ^"Salem, Massachusetts Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
  3. ^"1884 Salem Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ ab"1926 Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. ^"Red Sox Send Three to Salem Club on Option". The Boston Globe. June 1, 1928. p. 19. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^"Ex-Red Sox Help Salem to Victory". The Boston Globe. June 2, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^"Salem Witches Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. ^"1926 Lowell Highwaymen/Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ^"1927 Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  10. ^"1928 Salem Witches Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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